Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a city in Alaska. It is the borough seat of Fairbanks North Star Borough. In 2020, 32,515 people lived there.
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| Coordinates: 64°50′37″N 147°43′23″W / 64.84361°N 147.72306°WCoordinates: 64°50′37″N 147°43′23″W / 64.84361°N 147.72306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.624 sq mi (84.50 km2) |
| • Land | 31.746 sq mi (82.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.878 sq mi (2.27 km2) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 32,515 |
| Website | www |
The only city in Alaska with more people is Anchorage.
Fairbanks was founded in 1901, and is named after Charles W. Fairbanks, an American Senator and Vice President. It was found on the Chena River. The University of Alaska has one of its main campuses in Fairbanks.
Climate
Being so far north, Fairbanks has long, very cold winters. It is normal for the temperature to be −15 °F (−26 °C) to −25 °F (−32 °C), and it can get as cold as −60 °F (−51 °C).
The summers are short but warm by Alaska standards. It is usually around 70 °F (21 °C), but it can get as warm as 90 °F (32 °C). In the winter the days are very short, on the winter solstice it is light outside for less than three hours. In the summer the opposite is true, it can be light outside for twenty two hours a day. This is called the midnight sun.
Fairbanks, Alaska Media
The fledgling settlement of Fairbanks as it appeared in 1903. The buildings shown are likely those of E. T. Barnette's trading post.
Photo taken by Elisabeth Meyer in 1955, looking easterly from Second Avenue and Cushman Street. The now-abandoned Polaris Building, the tallest building in Fairbanks since its completion in 1952, is in the background.
First Family Statue near Visitor Center, Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska Railroad train arrives at Fairbanks station
The newest bridge across the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska, is the Veteran's Memorial Bridge, which opened in November 2012.
Satellite image of Fairbanks in 2021
The Fairbanks area in winter, looking north. The Tanana River stretches across the photo south of the city; the airport is west of the city.
View of Fairbanks and Hayes Range
The northern lights just north of Fairbanks
Fairbanks Visitor Center in Fairbanks, Alaska.
References
- ↑ "2021 Gazetteer Places Files - Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ↑ "Fairbanks city, Alaska - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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